Globalization Trends and Regional Development

Edited by Roberta Capello, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, ABC Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, Professor of Regional, Environmental and Agricultural Economics, University of the Azores, Portugal

• Contents:Globalization Trends and their Challenges for Regional DevelopmentRoberta Capello and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho PART I: NEW GLOBALIZATION TRENDS1. Globalization and Geographical Growth Patterns João César das Neves 2. Globalization and Economic Crisis: How Will the Future of European Regions Look?Roberto Camagni and Roberta Capello 3. The Co-evolution of Logistics, Globalization and Spatial Price Competition: Implications for a Unified Theory of Trade and LocationKieran P. Donaghy PART II: NEW TRENDS IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS4. Globalization, Foreign Direct Investments and Growth in European Regions: An Empirical AssessmentLaura Casi and Laura Resmini 5. New Patterns in Global Localization: Delocalization and Relocalization of Economic ActivitiesFrancisco Carballo-Cruz 6. New Dynamics of FDIJosé Pedro Pontes 7. Foreign Direct Investment and Regional PolicyJoaquim Ramos Silva PART III: NEW TRENDS IN MIGRATION FLOWS8. The Migration–Development Nexus: New Perspectives and ChallengesTüzin Baycan and Peter Nijkamp9. A Structural Equations Model for Assessing the Economic Performance of High-tech Ethnic Entrepreneurs Mediha Sahin, Alina Todiras, Peter Nijkamp, Bart Neuts and Christiaan Behrens10. Social Exclusion of Immigrants from a Capability Perspective: The Case of PortugalNuno Ornelas Martins and Américo Mendes Index

‘This book, with its varied empirical research methodology, contributes to a deeper insight into the global trends and the local effects of the internationalization of production. The book is relevant to both the search community and policymakers.’